TCEA's Fall Free Membership Drive

Join TCEA for FREE this week!

https://tcea.org/membership/free/

Here are just a few of the benefits of joining our community of educators and lifelong learners:

• Unlock your access to the largest archive of community-and-expert-developed educational resources 
• Connect with more than 50,000 active users in our vibrant, online TCEA Community 
• Attend weekly live and on-demand webinars created by and for educators
• Access three years of professional learning recordings, available immediately
• Earn 80+ hours of annual, free CPE credits
• And more

Ditch That Textbook: Digital Summit returns for a week!

If you missed the Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit, it will be back for one week! Videos and resources will be available January 18 - 26, 2020. I recommend you check it out!

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Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit - Sat, Dec. 21 - Wed, Jan. 8

The Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit is a FREE online conference for teachers, starting on Sat, Dec. 21 and closing on Wed, Jan. 8, 2020.

It brings together some of the brightest minds in education to discuss technology, pedagogy and more.

Watch helpful, inspiring videos with top-notch educators. Generate FREE certificates for professional development credits. 

Here are the official details:

• The summit opens on Friday, December 21
• New videos will be released daily (except on December 24 and 25)
• All new videos will be available by Monday, December 31
• All previous years' videos will be available through the whole summit
• Videos will become unavailable on Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Register here: ditchsummit.com

EduTwitter- Search for Educators on Twitter

I recently ran across this awesome list of educators on Twitter - EduTwitter.org! You can search by specialism (like subject area) and by the number of followers or tweets. I recommend you take a look and see if there's someone in your area that you could be following to expand your PLN!

Teacher Appreciation Week from TCEA

From May 6–10, 2019, you can get a one-year membership to TCEA absolutely FREE!

What is TCEA and why should you join? It’s a Texas-based, global nonprofit; a member-based organization that supports the use of technology in education, provides top-notch professional development, and hosts world-class events, including the TCEA Convention & Exposition. Since 1980, TCEA has worked to develop digital learning knowledge and access in PreK-16 education. 

TCEA advocates for the smart use of technology in education based on the interests of its thousands of members: teachers, administrators, librarians, CTOs and technologists, and ed tech aficionados. As a member, you can get 24/7 access to webinars and gain CPE credit, join an online community sharing best practices, and become a leader on your campus or in your district.

For more about the benefits of your free membership, and to sign up, check out https://tcea.org/teacher-appreciation/.

In addition, you can now join one, some, or all of TCEA’s SIGs (Special Interest Groups) free as well. The SIGs are special communities of educators who share a common job role (librarian, CTO/technology director, instructional/technology coach) or Ed tech interest, such as robotics or virtual learning or Technology Applications. You can find out more at https://tcea.org/membership/sigs/. 

Take advantage of this free way to up your teaching, learning, and leading game today!

Ditch That Textbook's FREE Digital Summit

Want to learn some pretty cool things? Get new ideas? Maybe even find that what you're doing is totally on the right path? Check out the coming Ditch That Textbook's FREE Digital Summit. New videos are released every day Dec. 14 - 22 and remain available through Dec. 31. Participate at your own pace. Read more & sign-up. 

Birdville ISD's FREE online Digital Summit -- going on NOW!

Birdville ISD's BirdNest (Digital Learning) is hosting a #12DaySummit right now. Each day, Dec. 3 - 18, a new guest speaker video is emailed out to participants for you to view at your convenience. Videos are available through early January. Read more and sign-up.

Today's guest speaker was @jmattmiller from Ditch That Textbook. I recommend you check it out!

FISD Webinar: Checkmark

Do you find leaving comments for students in Google Docs/Slides cumbersome? 

Would you like to speed up the process of providing student feedback or having students leave feedback for each other?

We invite you to a 15 minute Webinar on Wednesday, December 5^th at 4:30pm to learn the power of the Google Add-On called Checkmark which helps you leave customized comments in Google Docs and Slides efficiently.

Visit bit.ly/FISDcheckmark on Dec. 5^th by 4:30 to grab the link to join the webinar.  This webinar will be recorded for later viewing.

FISD's Online Workshops

If you are looking for some professional learning courses, check out Eduphoria's Workshop or Strive for many online workshops. From Workshop, look under the Technology Integration category and under the T-TESS domains. Look for technology workshops like Everything Moodle, Google, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Communication. (Yes, these are 6 different workshops. We like our everythings!) Also checkout curriculum workshops like Power Standards, Formative Assessment 1 & 2, Differentiated Learning 1 & 2, Marzano's 6, and QSSSA! Holler if you have questions and if don't know the answers, I will find them. These workshops are delivered online so you can take the workshops in your pajamas from the comfort of your couch.

Building Your PLN

A Personal Learning Network, or PLN, is an integral part of being a life-long learner. Edublogs put together this resource to help you get started. It includes tips on using Twitter, blogs, Diigo (social bookmarks) and more to find and curate (collect and organize) resources and ideas.

If you would like help with anything mentioned in the article, please contact Penney Matos!

10 tips for teachers who struggle with technology

I recommend this article for everyone!

10 tips for teachers who struggle with technology

And remember, I'm always available to help support you while creating lessons or when presenting lessons with your students! 

Supporting instruction is my most favorite part of my job!

PBS Learning Media

PBS Learning Media now offers over 100,000 digital resources in its library for educators!

Read this article for more information or access PBS LearningMedia directly.